Capsuling-machine.



No. 667,5l8.

E. D. HARRINGTN.

4CAPSULING MACHINE. (Application lerl July 19, 1960.)

(No Model.)

Patented Feb. 5, |901.

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No. 667,5ls.

E. n. HAnnmGToN. GAPSULING MACHINE.

(Application Bled July 19, 1900.)

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CAPSULING-IVIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 667,518, dated February5, 1901.

Application filed July 19, 1900. Serial No. 24,174. lllo model.)

To MZ whom. t ntay/ concern:

Be it known that I, ELI DAY HARRINGTON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Westfield, in the county of Chautauqua and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Capsuling- Machine, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact specifica tion.

The invention relates to machines for covering the stoppered ends ofbottles, jars, and othersimilar receptacles with soft-metal caps; andthe object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedcapsuling-machine which is simple and durable in construction, veryelfective in operation, readily adjustable for different-sized bottles,and arranged to securely and accurately attach the cap to the neck of abottle without danger of breaking the bottle.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure lis a side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is asectioualplan view of the same on the line 2 2 in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a frontelevation ofthe same with the eccentric-plate removed. Fig. 4 is asectional side elevation of the sameon the line 4 4 in Fig. 3, and Fig.5 is a perspective View of one of the elastic jaws.

The improved capsuling-machine is mounted on a suitably-constructed'frame A, to the base of which is bolted or secured a cupshapedreceptacle B, containing a jaw C, of rubber or other elastic material,and operating in conjunction with a movable jaw CQ likewise made ofrubber or other elastic material and contained in the free cup-shapedend Dof a lever D, fulcrumed at D2 on the main frame A. The side edgesof the jaws C C are beveled and arranged to move in contact with eachother when the leverD swings into a lowermost posit-ion to insure a firmand perfect fitting of the cap upon and around the neck of the bottle.

The lever D is normally held in an upper,-

most position by a spring E, resting on the base of the frame A andpressing on a cross-bar D2of the lever D to hold the jaws in an openposition, and thereby allow of conveniently placing the cap and thebottle in position between the jaws. In order to hold the jaws C and C'in position, suitable removable front plates F F are provided andsecured to the cup-shaped receptacle B and the front end of the lever D,respectively. Y

In order to give movement to the lever, the following device isprovided: In the top of the free end of the lever D is formed a socketD4, engaged by the ball G' of a connection G, having asegmentally-grooved upper end G2, engaged by a ring H, loosely held onan eccentric-disk H, secured on a shaft I, journaled in suitablebearings in the upper end of the frame A, said shaft carrying fast andloose pulleys J, connected with other machinery for rotating the shaftwhen the machine is to be used. The connection G can be lengthened orshortened to press the jaw C more or less in contact at its side edgeswith the jaw C, and for this purpose said connection is made in twoparts, of which the ball G' forms one part and has a threaded shank G2,screwing in the upper end G2 of the connection, and a nut G1 for lockingthe shank G8 in place on the end G2 after the desired adjustment is madebetween the two parts of the connection.

It is evident that when the shaft I is rotated the eccentric-disk H bythe ring H causes a downward movement of the connection G, and as thelatter has a ball-and-socket-joint connection with the lever D it isevident that a downward-swinging movement is given to the lever to causethe jaws C C' to properly press the cap around the bottle-neck, aspreviously explained.

The ring H fits against an annular shoulder H2 on the eccentric-disk H,and the front face of said ring is engaged bya disk or plate H2, screwedor otherwise fastened to the face of the eccentric-disk H, as will bereadily understood by reference to Fig. 4, said shoulder H2 and theplate H3 holding the ring in proper positionthat is, against lengthwisemovement.

By having the loose and adjustable connection G above described it isevident that the IOO operator is enabled to set the jaws C C in thedesired relation one to the other, according to the size of thebottle-neck under treatment.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a stationary jaw, aswinging jaw, a rotating drive-shaft the axis of which is transverse tothe axis of movement of the swinging jaw, and a connection between theAdrive-shaft and the swinging jaw to drive the latter, such connectioncomprising a ball and socket permitting the connection to accommodateitself to the swinging movement of the jaw.

